Bayston Farmhouse

Bayston Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back partly to the medieval period, likely the 15th century, with significant additions and alterations from the 17th century and later. The structure is timber framed with painted brick infill and partially clad in red brick laid in random bond, topped with plain tile roofs. The building has a roughly L-shaped plan, featuring a former open hall that runs north-south, with two projecting gables on the left and right. The range that extends at a right angle to the rear on the left may be contemporary or a 16th or 17th-century addition; it includes a catslide outshut on the north side and a mid-19th-century gabled projection at the north-west corner. There is also a late 19th-century flat-roofed addition against the left-hand gable at the front.

The farmhouse has one storey and an attic, as well as cellars. The front features a dentilled eaves cornice, while the best-preserved framing is found on the back (east) wall, which has irregular square and rectangular panels, three of which extend from the cill to the wall-plate, indicating the position of a blocked doorway in the center. The front gables are also timber framed; the left-hand gable has a jetty supported by carved corner brackets, while the right-hand gable is under-built in brick. The windows are arranged in a 1:1:1 pattern, consisting of late 19th-century casements with two, three, and four lights, along with a gabled dormer in the center, except for one horned 16-paned sash window located at the lower right. The entrance is situated in the angle between the hall and the left-hand gable, featuring a 20th-century door. A prominent lateral red brick stack is located at the north end, with a smaller 19th-century external end stack at the south, and a rebuilt ridge stack at the south end of the hall range. The rear range has two late 19th-century casements on either side of a boarded door, all with segmental heads and gabled eaves dormers above, as well as a staircase window to the left and a brick end stack. The interior has not been inspected but is likely to be of interest.